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The Field, The Force, 
and the Work 
1908 


The following pages give in con- 
densed form the facts concerning the 
twenty missions of the American 
Board at the opening of the year 1908. 

The total number of laborers from 
thes Umtéedmstatesmicms oO mol swt 
200 are men and 379 women. Of the 
twenty missions, three are in Africa, 
four in Turkey, three in India and 
Ceylon, four in China, one ‘each in 
Japan, the Philippines, Micronesia, 
iVexico, <spain tand= Austrias. Ihe 
principal statistics of each of these 
missions are given here, arranged in 
the order of their establishment. 

1. Marathi, in Western India, 
1813. Stations, 8; out-stations, 132; 
missionaries, 51; native helpers, 490; 
churches, 59, with 6,618 members, 
545 added last year; pupils under in- 
struction, 7,167. 


2. Ceylon, 1816. Stations, 6; out- 
stations, 33; missionaries, I1; native 
helpers, 430; churches, 18, with 1,855 
members, 53 added last year; pupils 
under instruction, 8,328. 

2B eeNVester ipl Urkey 1 OL. me otae 
tions, 8; out-stations, 97; mission- 
aArICS oO we native, Nelperen AoA. 
churches, 44, with 4,816 members, 
247 added last year; pupils under in- 
struction, 8,347. 

Anew Madura, sin, >outhernyeiudia, 
1834. Stations} 10; out-stations, 381; 
missionaries, 36; native helpers, 643; 
churches, 36, with 6,227 members, 
540 added last year; pupils under in- 
struction, 8,736. 

Femelle SOUL TtiCana Looe. 
Stations, I2; out-stations, 21; mis- 
sionaries.| 27-77) natives helpers 4405's 
churches, 25, with 4,860 members, 
326 added last year; pupils under in- 
struction, 3,964. 

6. Eastern Turkey, 1836. Sta- 
tions 5; out-stations, 77 ; missionaries, 
48; native helpers, 228; churches, 
45, with 3,170 members, 183 added 
last year; pupils under instruction, 


6,174. 


7. Foochow, in Southeastern China, 
1847. Stations, 5; out-stations, 105; 
missionaries, 41; native helpers, 318; 
churches, 83, with 3,001 members, 261 
added last year; pupils under instruc- 
tion: 205) 

8. Central Turkey, 1847. Stations, 
4; out-stations, 51; missionaries, 29; 
native helpers, 279; churches, 34, with 
6,224 members, 236 added last year; 
pupils under instruction, 6,174. 

9g. Micronesia, in the Caroline, 
Gilbert, Marshall and Mariana groups, 
1852. Stations, 4; out-stations, 61; 
missionaries, 20; native helpers, 130; 
churches, 54, with 6,177 members, 
1,014 .added last year; pupils under 
instruction, 2,942. 

10. North China, 1854. Stations, 
7; out-stations, 90; missionaries, 48; 
native helpers, 178; churches, 8, with 
3,795 members, 307 added last year; 
pupils under instruction, 1,213. 

11. European Turkey, 1859. Sta- 
tions, 4; out-stations, 57; missionaries, 
26; native helpers, 100; churches, 17, 
with 1,453 members, 62 added last 
year ; pupils under instruction, 820. 

12, japan, 1860)" SStatione suze 


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out-stations, 102; missionaries, 69; 
native laborers, 115; churches, 87, 
with 12,604 members, 1,358 added last 
year; pupils under instruction, 1,860. 

[Ques Paleo 7Zaur lation is Ollt- 
stations, 16; missionaries, 5; native 
helpersyy3i1 5; churches, 8» with 308 
members, 36 added last year; pupils 
under instruction, 7,672. 

TA vleKiCO = 10725) estations, 16. 
out-stations, 59; missionaries, 15; 
native helpers, 24; churches, 26, with 
1,391 members, 84 added last year; 
pupils under instruction, 667. 

PE MROAUIStriaeLG7 2, a otaton ye Ie 
out-stations, 73; missionaries, 4; na- 
tive helpers, 44; churches, 24, with 
1,871 members, 187 added last year. 

16. West Central. Africa, ‘ 1880. 
Stations, 4; out-stations, 18; mission- 
aries, 28; native helpers, 92; churches, 
4, with 3c9 members, 29 added last 
year; pupils under instruction, 2,081. 

17. Shansi, in Northwestern China, 
18827ee tations, 22; out-stations: <7; 
missionaries, 9; native helpers, 19; 
churches, 2, with 265 members, 25 
added last year; pupils under instruc- 
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18. South China, 1883. Stations, 
2; out-stations, 42; missionaries, 6; 
native helpers, 86; churches, 3, with 
4,000 members, 537 added last year; 
pupils under instruction, 627. 

LOR east eC entialmpAIriCa melee os 
Stations, 3; out-stations, 5; mission- 
aries, 13); native helpers, 13; churches, 
2, with 131 members, 46 added last 
year; pupils under instruction, 273. 

20. Philippine Islands, 1903. One 
station at Davao, Island of Mindanao ; 
out-stations, 2; missionaries, 4. 

In these 20 missions there are now 
105 stations at which missionaries 
reside, and 1,429 out-stations where 
regular work is maintained, under the 
supervision of the missionaries, but 
in the immediate care of native labor- 
ers, ordained and unordained. 


Our Present Force 


The total number of American 
missionaries connected with these 20 
missions is 581, of whom 169 are or- 
dained, 188 wives of missionaries, and 
192 unmarried women. Of the total 
number 48 are physicians. The native 
force working with our missionaries 
outnumbers them more than seven 
times, being 4,135. Of. these natives, 
321 are ordained, 637 preachers un- 
Oldies, 170) teachers, “and —.011 
are laborers in other forms of Chris- 
tian activity. 


The Work Abroad 


1. The Churches. There are now 
580 churches, connected with which 
are 68,952 communicants, of whom 
6,131 were added by confession the 
past year. The number of adherents 
in connection with these churches is 
incompletely given as 132,417. Sta- 
tistics also incomplete report 1,148 
Sunday-schools with over 70,000 
scholars. 


2. The Schools. It is in the train- 
ing of the young who can become 
preachers, teachers and laborers for 
Christ in all lines, that the hope of the 
missionary work les. In the missions 
of the Board there are 1,468 schools 
of all grades, having under instruction 
65,152 students. Of these schools 
13 are theological seminaries, and 128 
are colleges, boarding or high schools. 
Oven? 11,00 101s tiem pupils ware eit 
schools of higher grade and from 
among their number are coming many 
most efficient Christian laborers. 

5. Medical Work. The 47 medi- 
cal missionaries of the Board are do- 
ing a wide humanitarian work, closely 
identified with the preaching of the 
gospel,—maintaining 34 hospitals, 45 
dispensaries, etc.— reaching annually 
at least 275,000 patients, and thus 
most effectively presenting the gospel 
of the Great Physician to people who 
are quick to receive their beneficent 
ministrations. 

4. -Ghristan ~ aterndtuges . “Lhe 
Board’s missionaries are engaged in 
giving to the people of different lands 
a pure Christian literature. Millions 

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of pages are sent out each year, carry- 
ing the Word of Life in the languages 
of the different countries where work 
is done. 

5. Lhe Industrial Department. 
More and more is it felt that in con- 
nection with the schools there is need 
of training the hand and eye as well 
as the head and the heart, and in the 
line of self-help, as well as for the 
best development of the pupils, indus- 
trial training is now introduced in 
many of the schools. In this way 
many pupils are largely supporting 
themselves, while they are being pre- 
pared for Christian service in various 
lines. 


The Work at Home 


This is conducted by a Prudential 
Committee composed of twelve mem- 
Der-wmorewhich Prof. Edward C. 
Moore, D. D., is now chairman. The 
Executive Officers are two Corre- 
sponding Secretaries, two Editorial, 
Secretaries, a Treasurer, an Associate 
Secretary and an Assistant Secretary. 
The Prudential Committee holds 
weekly meetings for the transaction 


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of business, the executive officers be- 
ing present for counsel but having no 
votemmlheresareythree District: offices 
outside of New England: the Middle 
District, with headquarters at New 
York; the Interior District, with 
headquarters at Chicago, and the Dis- 
trict of the Pacific, with headquarters 
at Berkeley, California. 

Three Woman’s Boards co-operate 
with the American Board in the sup- 
port and conduct of missions. Dur- 
ing the past year the receipts of the 
Board, including the Woman’s Boards, 
amounted to $920,384.09. 

The expenses of the year were 
$877,000. Of this sum 1014 per cent. 
coveredm tie cost. of )collectine» the 
funds, including administration, cor- 
respondence, agencies, publications 
and miscellaneous charges. 


The Department for 
Young People 
The field of this department in- 
cludes the 3,523 Christian Endeavor 
Societies and the Sunday-schools of 
the 5,923 Congregational Churches of 


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the country. The aim is to suggest 
motives and methods of foreign mis- 
sionary activity among the young 
people of the churches. 

The department urges the promo- 
tion of systematic study of missions, 
supplemented by collateral reading, 
as the basis and stimulus of further 
missionary activity along lines of giv- 
ing of money, prayer and life service. 

During 1905-6, 630 Christian En- 
deavor Societies and 732 Sunday- 
schools as such contributed to foreign 
missions. 157 mission study classes 
have been in correspondence with the 
office, enrolling 1,846 students of 
missions. 

Nine stations have now been opened 
for subscription under the Station 
LigtmeinemsOzesharenolders, are. re- 
ported. This method of applying 
definite sums to support definite work, 
and accompanied by regular commu- 
nication, has been tested and proved 
practically effective. 

The demand for literature, especial- 
ly the mission study publications, has 
perceptibly multiplied, and accumu- 
lating correspondence indicates a 


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genuine awakening among the young 
people of our churches and an oppor- 
tunity for intensified and _ broader 
ACtIV It tae 

A marked increase in gifts, which 
shall be the logical outcome of a true 
sense of stewardship among our young 
people, is the immediate need of the 
department. 





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